บท 6: We're Too High Level Now
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Note: From now on when I want to comment on something, but don't want to interrupt the reading, I'll place [ ] and a number in it, then at the end of the chapter I'll place the number and what I wanted to say.
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After getting to the Trade Area, Shi Feng searched for an empty spot, covering the ground with a piece of white cloth. He placed down most of the equipment and herbs that he had obtained, starting his stall.
The Level 4 Common Cloth Armor and Leather Armor[1] was priced at 1 Silver 20 Coppers, while the Level 4 Plate Armor was priced at 1 Silver 40 Coppers, and the Bronze Shield was priced at 21 Silvers.
"Rare herbs, high-level equipment, those interested come and take a look." Shi Feng shouted.
There were quite a number of players in the Trade Area. However, most of them were selling materials such as herbs, ore, etc. Until now, there had not been a single player selling equipment. Shi Feng's shout immediately became everyone's focus.
"It can't be. There really is equipment! A Bronze Shield even!"
"What unbelievable luck. I don't even have Common Equipment yet he's already got a piece of Bronze Equipment?"
"This is Level 5 Equipment. Is this a joke? I'm not seeing things, right?"
"What's so great about it? Don't forget, there was an expert that killed the Town Mayor. That was a Level 15 Elite. Now nobody can receive a Quest from the Town Mayor. Some players that received the Town Mayor's Quest are also fuming with rage; all of them want to eat that expert alive."
"Twenty-one Silvers, this price is too high. I don't even have 1% of that money." The surrounding players were all in shock.
It was only a moment before a party of players rushed over. Leading them was a Shield Warrior.
"Give way, give way. Now that we, Shadow, are here, we are buying everything on the stall. Everybody else can just leave." The party members of Shadow created a path for the Shield Warrior to walk through.
Shi Feng was immediately dumbfounded.
'How are you even here?' He thought to himself as the same person, Flaming Tiger, the Team Leader for Shadow in Red Leaf Town, came to act annoying when he was selling stuff here in his previous life, but going by the timeline of events, that would be a few hours from now. 'Does this guy have nothing better to do? Well, whatever.' He quickly stopped thinking about it as he watched Flaming Tiger approach.
"You the stall owner?" Flaming Tiger became excited as he looked at the blue cross-shaped shield.
He then looked at Shi Feng. Flaming Tiger did not have the Observing Eyes Identification Skill, so he could not tell Shi Feng's level. However, Shi Feng was only clad in novice equipment except for that fire poker, but could such a thing even be considered a weapon? And he did not have any Guild's insignia on him. He was definitely just an average player. Obtaining such equipment should be due to good luck.
"That's right." Shi Feng nodded his head while answering, even though he knew where this was going.
"Good, I want everything here for 1 Silver." Flaming Tiger proudly stated.
He said it as if everything on the stall was just unworthy garbage, and that giving 1 Silver for them was looking up to one.
"I don't negotiate prices. Please don't hinder my business by acting like a lord." Shi Feng said before ignoring him.
At this moment, Flaming Tiger's face became livid. He glared at Shi Feng, coldly saying, "Are you sure you want to oppose us, Shadow? I'll give you one more chance, think carefully before you speak."
Suddenly, all five other members of Shadow surrounded Shi Feng. Shi Feng just rolled his eyes at Flaming Tiger, saying in a straightforward manner, "Fools."
He actually dared to threaten Shi Feng inside Red Leaf Town. Did he not know it was prohibited to take action inside a town?
"You're courting death!" Flaming Tiger raged, both his eyes turning blood red. He couldn't help but want to kill Shi Feng right this instant.
"Hahaha, truly interesting. A Level 5 Bronze Shield. How could we, Assassin's Alliance, be left out."
Another group of over ten players came at this moment.
Every player wore the Assassin's Alliance's insignia. The person who spoke up was Stabbing Heart. He became shocked when he saw the stall owner. He did not expect to see Shi Feng, the expert who had cleared the Bronze Prize Challenge in a single try. Shi Feng had even obtained a Level 5 Bronze Shield now, so he had definitely killed a high leveled Elite monster. Stabbing Heart became even more respectful of Shi Feng.
"Here's 29 Silver, I want everything here. Let's become friends. The next time you have any good equipment, you must consider us, Assassin's Alliance." Stabbing Heart handed over the 29 Silvers without hesitation. Although it was not easy for the Guild to collect these 29 Silvers, it was definitely worth it if he could become friends with an expert like Shi Feng.
"Alright. Since you're so straightforward, I won't ask for the 50 Coppers anymore. I'll contact you in the future."
Meanwhile, the surrounding players were shocked by Assassin Alliance's overwhelming air, handing over 29 Silvers without batting an eye. Now, this was a large Guild. Such an action had made a lot of players want to sign up for the Guild. Compared to the Assassin's Alliance, there was no future in joining a Guild like Shadow. Everybody sent looks of contempt over to them.
After being looked down upon by Shi Feng, then being given a slap by the Assassin's Alliance, Flaming Tiger's face became beet red. His eyes nearly crackled from anger. He called over an Assassin, coldly saying, "Quiet Wolf, you keep an eye on that kid. I'll let him know what happens when he opposes Shadow."
On the other side, Shi Feng had long since left the scene.
He was currently purchasing items around the Trade Area. He bought 20 bottles of Black Steel Beer, each costing 25 Coppers, 30 Smoke Bombs, each costing 20 Coppers, 100 Apple Pies, each costing 5 Coppers, and 100 Magic Water, each costing 5 Coppers. His wealth shrinking to 8 Silver 90 Coppers in only a few moments.
He then contacted Blackie, asking him where he is and to meet on the way, before leaving Red Leaf Town and heading towards Dark Moon Valley.
They soon met up and continued on their way until...
"Brother Feng, look." Blackie pointed towards a snow-white fox in the distant paddy field with faint disbelief coloring his eyes.
Shi Feng looked over to the golden fields, and sure enough, he discovered a white-colored fox. There was even a little rabbit in the fox's mouth right now.
[Cunning Snow Fox] (Rare Elite)
Level 2
HP 450
'It's here again' Shi Feng was surprised too, but he still stealthily walked closer to the fox as he directed Blackie, "You just attack from a distance."
"Alright."
Shi Feng quickly circled to the Snow Fox's back, launching a casual attack.
The Snow Fox's actions were very nimble. It immediately avoided a vital hit to its abdomen, taking only 29 damage.
With great speed, the enraged Snow Fox bit towards Shi Feng's neck. It activated the skill Fatal Blow.
Shi Feng easily dodged the attack and started retreating towards the hidden Quiet Wolf, who has been following them all this time, while dealing damage to the Snow Fox.
Of course, Shi Feng could have easily killed Quiet Wolf earlier on, but he decided to kill him now so that the Assassin could lead Flaming Tiger to them, as Shi Feng thought he might get too bored while grinding Kobolds. Plus he could have some extra equipment delivered to him while pissing off Flaming Tiger for old times' sake.
When the Snow Fox only had a little HP remaining, Shi Feng had already led it to where he wanted it to be and was about to give the last strike.
However, Shi Feng suddenly moved a little to the right and dodged a bright snowy dagger just as he was about to finish off the Cunning Snow Fox. Shi Feng calmly grabbed the hand holding the dagger and threw Quiet Wolf over his shoulder towards the snow fox, which was attacking him with Fatal Blow again.
Quiet Wolf, who was still too stunned over getting discovered when he had kept his presence hidden the entire time, and then getting thrown, wasn't able to dodge and immediately lost all of his HP.
"How?" Quiet Wolf, while still upside down, was unbelievably shocked. His heart was filled with unwillingness as he stared at Shi Feng's ridiculing smile.
But regardless of how unwilling Quiet Wolf was, his HP had turned to 0. His body could only fall and turn into starlight. The Assassin had even dropped a piece of equipment.
Naturally, the Snow Fox wouldn't care about any of this. It just knew that it had to kill Shi Feng.
The Snow Fox suddenly bellowed, its snow-white skin turning into a flaming red. Its body also increased in size and its HP rose by 20%. Then, the Snow Fox activated its final skill, Tearing Bite. The skill amplified its damage by 50%, also causing a bleeding damage of 30, lasting for 5 seconds.
Shi Feng simply waved his sword in its direction
Thundering Flash!
Hua! Hua! Hua!
Three lightning-quick slashes struck past the Snow Fox's waist, depleting the rest of its HP, while it released a wail before falling down.
System: Rare Elite Cunning Snow Fox killed. Level difference of 2. EXP obtained increased by 200%. Obtained 390 EXP.
"The same stuff dropped?" Shi Feng obtained a Staff and a pair of Gloves.
[Blackwood Staff] (Staff, Bronze Rank)
Level 1
Equipment Requirements: Strength 5
Attack Power +8
Intelligence +3, Vitality +1, Mana +30
Durability 20/20
[Fox Skin Gloves] (Leather Armor, Gloves, Common Rank)
Level 1
Equipment Requirements: Strength 3
Defense +4
Durability 20/20
On the other hand, Quiet Wolf had contributed a pair of Level 0 Common Leathered Shoes with +3 Defense.
Shi Feng put on the piece Quiet Wolf had dropped[2] and passed the Blackwood staff to Blackie, before they continued towards Dark Moon Valley.
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Red Leaf Town.
"Quiet Wolf, what were you even doing? Not only did you die, you've even dropped a piece of expensive Equipment. Do you know how precious that Equipment is?" Flaming Tiger snapped as he cursed.
Quiet Wolf's expression was as gloomy as dark water. That pair of shoes was something he had recently obtained, and now he had actually lost it. Even his heart was bleeding right now. Although he had wanted to explain, he did not know how to. Should he say how he was toyed with by Shi Feng? That wasn't something he was willing to admit. However, even if he wanted to snatch the equipment back, he wasn't an opponent for Shi Feng.
"Brother Tiger, I discovered a Rare Elite in the wild. I didn't think I would be discovered by that kid when I was about to kill off the Elite. That kid had even brought along another person. In a one versus three situation, I wasn't their opponent at all." Quiet Wolf pretended to be enraged as he turned black into white. He continuously tempted Flaming Tiger. "That brat should have killed the Rare Elite by now. He must've obtained some good equipment. They were on the path towards Dark Moon Valley. We could still catch up to them if we chase after them. We might even be able to get back the equipment."
"Rare Elite!?" Flaming Tiger's eyes started to shine. He no longer questioned Quiet Wolf. Instead, he was extremely interested in the loot of the Rare Elite. He said excitedly. "Let's go. We'll immediately chase after them. They actually dare to steal my equipment. I will make them regret even playing God's Domain."
Within a short moment, Flaming Tiger gathered all the members of Shadow Workshop present in Red Leaf Town. He brought along 11 Workshop members and rushed towards Dark Moon Valley. No matter what, he wanted to kill off Shi Feng and obtain his equipment.
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At this moment, Shi Feng and Blackie had already arrived at Dark Moon Valley. There was a smithy beside the flowing creek. Inside there was a bare-chested, middle-aged uncle. In his hand, the man wielded a steel hammer.
Ding! Dang!
He kept hammering on the crimson red ore.
Blackie stood outside, strangely silent, seeming like he was in deep thought; while Shi Feng sat cross-legged next to him, thinking about his future plans.
Time slowly flowed by, bit by bit.
"Do you two have an interest in Forging?" The middle-aged blacksmith suddenly asked, pulling both of them out of their thoughts.
"Yes, sir. We've loved Forging since we were young." Shi Feng said indifferently while getting up and stretching.
The middle-aged blacksmith nodded his head, saying in a satisfied tone, "Then since you love Forging, I can teach it to you. But first, could you help me retrieve 100 pieces of Meteorite Ore? They can be found on the West side of Crimson Star Mine."
"Of course. We would gladly be at your service." Shi Feng answered.
System: Hidden Quest 'Road Of Forging' accepted. Player is requested by Forging Master Jack to obtain 100 pieces of Meteorite Ore from Crimson Star Mine.
At the mine's entrance, there were many Kobolds walking around. An entire group of them would be attracted even if only one of them was attacked.
[Kobold]
Level 4
HP 420
"Here." Shi Feng brought out a Black Steel Beer and an Apple Pie.
Ten seconds after eating the Apple Pie, all of Blackie's attributes were suddenly increased by +1 points, the effect lasting 30 minutes.
After drinking the Black Steel Beer, Blackie's vision started becoming hazy. When he looked at the distant Level 4 Kobolds, their Levels were suddenly reduced by 2; becoming Level 2.
"Alright, let's start." Shi Feng stood up. He took out a Smoke Bomb and walked closer to the mine's entrance. Then, he threw it at the group of Level 4 Kobolds; there were currently over ten of them there.
[Smoke Bomb]
Able to reduce the visibility in a radius of 10 by 10 yards. Duration of one hour.
The Smoke Bomb was able to reduce a monster's vision by 10 yards. It wasn't particularly useful against other monsters. However, it was great when facing Kobolds. Their vision was now reduced to 25 yards. As long as a mage attacked from a 30-yard distance, the Kobolds would not be able to spot them at all. They could only stand there and wait for their deaths.
Blackie pointed his staff at the kobolds and, without needing to chant, a Dark Arrow instantly shot out, landing directly on the foremost Kobold.
The Kobold within the smoke was hit, a -21 damage appearing above his head.
The Kobold became furious after being inexplicably attacked. Like a searchlight, the Kobold looked around in all directions with his blood-red eyes. Such an action had also caused the other Kobolds to start being on guard.
The attacked Kobold looked at its surroundings. However, it did not discover any enemies. After whining for a bit, it returned to its original state. The other Kobolds also stopped paying attention to their deranged companion as they continued walking about.
Blackie continued to shoot one Dark Arrow after another.
The Kobold only had 420 HP, and it couldn't withstand Blackie's bombardment at all. After receiving more than twenty Dark Arrows, it breathed its final breath. Meanwhile, the other Kobolds by its side did not show any reaction at all.
Blackie's experience had risen by 5% within an instant, while Shi Feng received a little as well.
After a while, the group of twenty or so Kobolds in front of the mine's entrance was cleared out completely.
Blackie had also raised to Level 1.
After he equipped the Blackwood Staff and added all his Free Attribution Points into Intelligence, his damage was increased by a large leap. He could now take away 45 HP from the Kobolds in a single hit.
Although Shi Feng received less than Blackie, he had previously killed the Snow Fox, thus he had leveled up to Level 1 and placed his 6 Free Attribution Points into Agility pushing it to 28[3], before putting on the gloves he got from the Snow Fox.
Meanwhile, the group of Kobolds had dropped 12 Copper Coins and a Level 3 Common Cloth Armor. There were also 5 pieces of Meteorite Ore. Blackie's luck was quite good.
After storing the drops, Shi Feng went on to lure more monsters.
Within moments, he had lured over 30 Kobolds. He also maintained a distance of around 20 yards, but not exceeding 25 yards. When he had lured all the Kobolds into the smoke cloud, Shi Feng increased his speed abruptly. He quickly distanced himself over 25 yards from the Kobolds, causing them to lose their target. After losing their target, the Kobolds stood on the spot in a daze.
Blackie, who stood over 30 yards away, took the chance to attack.
The group of over 30 Kobolds took less than ten minutes to be cleared. They dropped another 21 Coppers and 6 pieces of Meteorite Ore. Shi Feng and Blackie's experience also greatly increased.
In such a way, Shi Feng continued luring monsters while Blackie continued dealing damage.
After an hour, Blackie's level had also risen to Level 2. His Dark Arrow rose to Level 3, and his damage went from more than 40 to more than 60.
Shi Feng leveled up after another few waves. He placed two points into Agility, pushing it to 30, and placed the rest into Strength, pushing it to 28.
After that, Shi Feng decided the save his Free Attribution Points from now on so that he could equip the Heavenly Dragon's Breath as soon as possible, and by his calculations, as long as he gets everything like he did in his past life, he'll have enough Free Attribution Points for Intelligence when he hits Level 12. After that, Shi Feng just needed to get good enough equipment for his Strength and Agility to meet the requirement and he'll be able to equip the Fragmented Legendary Ring.
Their Kobold-killing efficiency also increased by quite a bit with Blackie's greatly improved damage. The only downside was the increase in MP consumption following the Dark Arrow's level up.
Fortunately, there was the Magic Water that Shi Feng had bought. With it, Blackie could fully regenerate his MP before Shi Feng had lured a new group of monsters, allowing him to deal damage without pause.
Meanwhile, Shi Feng was observing Blackie's condition while he lured a suitable number of Kobolds. Other than that, he was just picking up the loot. The number of Copper Coins and Meteorite Ore they collected was steadily increasing.
After another hour of Blackie's effort, they had managed to collect 73 pieces of Meteorite Ore, 6 pieces of Common Equipment, and 264 Coppers. They would be able to gather the remaining Meteorite Ore if they grinded for another hour.
Around an hour later, as if pre-programmed, the last Kobold that Blackie killed during this wave had unexpectedly dropped a piece of Level 1 Bronze Equipment, Recruit's Warboots.
[Recruit's Warboots] (Plate Armor, Boots, Bronze Rank)
Level 1
Equipment Requirement: Strength 6
Defense +8
Strength +1, Endurance +1
Movement Speed +1
Durability 20/20
Shi Feng equipped the Warboots, when he suddenly sensed something. He exchanged glances with Blackie, and the latter nodded.
"Just 4 more pieces. We'll be okay after another wave." Shi Feng looked into his bag. Unknowingly, there were already 96 pieces of Meteorite Ores in his bag. He then headed towards the mine to lure over more Kobolds.
Just when Shi Feng went to lure more monsters, three blurry figures were closing in from behind Blackie.
Blackie remained ignorant of the situation, just standing there, dozing off.
Three figures suddenly appeared. They were three Assassin players, and one of them was Quiet Wolf, the person who was killed before. A mage being simultaneously ambushed by three Assassins would die, without question. There would be no suspense to it, even if Blackie was 1 level higher than them.
However, things didn't go as planned.
Without even bothering to turn around, Blackie sidestepped, dodging one of the attacks while redirecting another in the last one's way, causing the Assassins to collide.
Not giving them any time to figure out what the hell just happened, Blackie calmly pointed his staff at one of the assassins, a Level 3 Dark Arrow flew out and landed on Quiet Wolf, instantly killing him.
The other two Assassins were stunned for a moment before one attacked Blackie head-on, and the other quickly followed.
This time, Blackie didn't even find it necessary to dodge, as he moved forward and slid the dagger off of his staff, rendering it completely harmless. The Assassin was once again so stunned that he didn't notice that, while Blackie was neutralizing his attack, the head of the staff was brought right in front of his face. He only reacted when a Dark Arrow had already flown out and was less than 1 centimeter from hitting him, but then, it was already too late.
Meanwhile, Blackie had already moved without glancing at the collapsing corpse. Dodging another attack from the final Assassin and walking past him, he stabbed the end part of his staff into the back of the Assassin's knee, forcing him to fall on it while flipping his staff and launching another Dark Arrow, finishing off the final Assassin assailant.
Everything was done flawlessly, and in a few quick moves. All the while Blackie's face remained completely indifferent, as if he had just stepped on a couple of ants in passing.
The other members of Shadow, who were preparing to charge, stared with mouths agape.
"Ahh!"
"Help!"
As the members of Shadow were wondering whether or not they were dreaming, a shout was heard from behind them, followed by another.
As they turned around, they witnessed one of their healers raised up in the air by a black sword, with his feet dangling in the air and a pained expression on his face, while their other healer was lying down on the ground, slowly turning into starlight.
As the, still dying and in incredible pain, healer was dropped to the ground, he no longer blocked their view, thus they saw Shi Feng, who had at some point silently appeared behind them, looking at them with a cold expression that sent shivers down their spines.
Just as Flaming Tiger opened his mouth to curse at Shi Feng, a Dark Arrow hit the back of his head, almost instantly killing him.
In the next moment, Shi Feng slashed with his sword.
Thundering Flash!
Hua! Hua! Hua!
Three lightning-quick slashes ran through all the Shadow members, not even giving them a chance to fight back as they all collapsed to the ground.
They could only stare in disbelief and regret as they turned into starlight and dropped back down to Level 0.
The two of them stared at the equipment on the ground for a moment in silence.
"I feel like we just bullied a bunch of kids." Blackie couldn't help but say.
Shi Feng nodded "Can't believe we once had trouble dealing with them... Seems like we're too high level now."
"Yup."
Although they had long known that their combat standards were godly among the current players, especially Shi Feng as he was top tier even in the Greater God's Domain, only now did they fully comprehend just how OP they were at this stage of the game.
"...Well anyway, let's just finish this quest." Shi Feng said, before going to lure the last batch of Kobolds.
"Sure." Blackie affirmed as he collected the dropped equipment while waiting for Shi Feng to return.
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In Red Leaf Town's noisy plaza, flashes of white light appeared. Following which, figures of players appeared, one by one. These players were the revived members of Shadow.
These people had down and extremely depressed expressions on their faces.
Flaming Tiger's expression after reviving was even more livid. His eyes alone could eat a person alive.
System: Player Ye Feng has killed you. You will be revived in Red Leaf Town after 3 seconds. At the same time, you will lose 1 Level, and all your Skill Proficiencies will be reduced by 100 points.
"Ye Feng! I will not let you off! I will definitely make you wish for death!" Flaming Tiger let out an angry bellow after looking at the numbers displayed by the System. His actions had caused the other players to quickly avoid him, not daring to look at this madman, as he continued to shout.
At this moment, Flaming Tiger's System Communication rang.
"Who is it!? Disturbing me at this time, are you trying to die?" Flaming Tiger cursed after the call connected.
"Flaming Tiger, your temper sure has grown after not meeting for a day." The voice on the other side was ice cold, as if in a furious rage.
Flaming Tiger felt the familiarity of that voice. When he found the corresponding identity to the voice, his face suddenly turned extremely ugly, "Brother Zhang, it is you. I'm currently educating my subordinates. I never thought Brother Zhang would contact me. Brother Zhang, please don't mind it. I wasn't speaking about you just now."
"Enough. I already know about your problem. Just looking at the damage you've caused towards Shadow's development in Red Leaf Town, I'll come to you immediately. From now onwards, you don't have to continue being Red Leaf Town's Team Leader. Silent Rain, the team's Elementalist will take over temporarily. If you're still not Level 2 by the time I arrive in Red Leaf Town, then you can just get lost. Shadow doesn't need garbage."
Flaming Tiger became spiritless after hearing these words. His hatred for Ye Feng would never be washed away, even by the five lakes and four seas.
Meanwhile, in Dark Moon Valley, Shi Feng lured over another group of kobolds which were quickly taken care of by Blackie.
As they picked up the drops, Shi Feng noticed a Skill Book among them, and his lips curved upwards.
[Wind Blade] (Action-type)
Requires: Sword
Level 1
Proficiency 0/300
Ambush an enemy outside 5 yards and within 30 yards. Movement Speed will be increased by 40% when rushing towards the target and Attack Speed increased by 20% for 3 seconds.
Cooldown: 25 seconds
Shi Feng chose to learn it without hesitation.
At this moment Blackie approached him with a smile.
"Brother Feng, what is this Star Crystal?" He asked, pretending to be curious as he passed it to Shi Feng.
"Indeed, your luck knows no bounds." Shi Feng laughed as he took the Star Crystal "Alright we have enough ores, let's go."
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1. Extra stuff he got while climbing, which he couldn't get in the previous timeline because he was too noob to fight without Explosive Berry
2. In case someone didn't know Swordsman can use both leather and plate armor
3. Something that I noticed in the novel is that in chapter 17 it said he had 20 Agility when he should have 22 (3 default from the beginning, 1 from the Ring of Gravity, 6 from Level 0 points, 10 from Abyssal Blade, and 2 from 10% from Might Of A Thousand), and it's not like it doesn't include the 10% from MOAT as we can see in Strength, Endurance, Intelligence and Vitality (Strength: 5 from start, 2 from Ring of Gravity, 10 from Abyssal Blade, 5 from MOAT, and 2 from 10% MOAT; Endurance: 4 from start, 1 from Ring of Gravity, 10 from Abyssal Blade, 5 from MOAT, and 2 from 10% MOAT, Intelligence: 2 from start, 10 from Abyssal Blade, and 1 from 10% from MOAT, Vitality: same thing as Intelligence)/
Note: I know the numbers are the same as in the novel, but just ignore it since I can't be bothered to change them, though I will try in the future for other stuff.
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